Flames Destroy 2 Ruston Stores
A major fire gutted Beall's Department Store and Willis and Lane's Sporting Goods in Ruston injuring no one. The blaze started upstairs at the sporting goods store and spread to Beall's roof, prompting 70 National Guardsmen and local firms to fight the flames for over two hours. Damage estimated at 250000 with Beall's roof collapse and extensive water damage to apparel and fixtures. Mayor Perritt praised responders as residents viewed the destruction.
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Ruston
Beall's
Willis
L Lane
Sporting Goods
C. O. Osbon
National
Trenton
Beall’s
John Perritt
Lane
Perritt
National Guard, Civil Defense and Construction Company
Fort Polk to Expand Viet Nam Training Output
Fort Polk will add one more 227 man company weekly to begin advanced Viet Nam oriented training in October. Total at Polk rises to three companies per week with 591 personnel, including 484 military and 107 civilians. Fort Jackson and Fort Gordon also expand the program nationwide.
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Fort Polk
U. S. Continental Army Command
Usconarc
Republic of Viet Nam
Fort Jackson
S. C
Fort Gordon
Army
Southeast Asia
FASTEETH Improves Denture Comfort and Retention
FASTEETH powder is presented as an alkaline denture adhesive to keep upper or lower plates firmly in place with no slipping. It claims no gummy taste and helps control denture odor, advertising wide drugstore availability.
British Protest Over Margaret Luncheon Sparks Wages Clash
In Poole a wage freeze triggers a protest against a royal luncheon for Princess Margaret during an official visit. The mayor defends the event as the town awaits the royal visit amid Britain’s economic squeeze. Prince Philip declines Argentina polo travel due to a 140 dollar allowance limit, with palace confirming expenses covered for all except him.
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London
Margaret
Britain
Poole
Ron Hart
Prince Philip
Argentina
Buckingham Palace
Wall ace Fees Cite 1964 Court Order
Critics accuse Gov. Wallace of defying integration plans citing a 1964 federal court order. The three-judge panel warned that state funds for segregated schools could end and extended an injunction against Wallace for interfering with desegregation efforts. Loss of funds would cripple many Alabama districts.
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Montgomery
Ala
George Wallace
Alabama
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Wallace
Tuskegee High School
State Board of Education
Tuskegee
State Board
Macon County
U.S. Supreme Court
Ocr
Justice Department
Liddieville Man Injured In Scooter Car Crash
Billy Tarver a 21 year old Liddieville man was injured in a motor scooter collision with a northbound car driven by Glendal Temple on Front Street in Winnsboro. Tarver sustained head and leg injuries and was moved to St Francis Hospital Monroe after initial treatment at Rogers Clinic. Temple faced charges for an improper turn.
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Winnsboro
Billy Tarver
Liddieville
Tarver
Front Street
Glendal Temple
Rogers Clinic
St. Francis Hospital
Monroe
Mulhearn
Temple
Monroe City Council Sets Special Session for Bid Opening
The Monroe City Council will hold a brief special session Tuesday to open bids on underground alarm cable for the fire department. City Treasurer M J Cook posted the notice and Mayor W L Howard said the session will be short, following recent weekly meetings. Bids cover several thousand feet of cable for Eighteenth Street underground installation amid the Louisiana Highway Department four laning project from Breard Street to Forsythe Avenue.
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Monroe
M. J. Cook
W. L. Howard
Howard
W. D. H. Rodriguez
H. W. McSherry
Eighteenth Street
Louisiana Highway Department
Breard Street
Forsythe Avenue
Soviets Say Luna II Is Orbiting Moon
Moscow reports Luna 11 has entered lunar orbit after a 36 hour silence. British radar at Jodrell Bank confirmed signals and orbit status as the second Soviet craft to orbit the moon en route to possible landing site reconnaissance.
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Moscow
Britain
Jodrell Bank Radio Observatory
Bernard Lovell
Space Tracking Station
Earth
Man Dies Choking After Eating Eight Slices in Swiss Restaurant
Gottlieb Wiesen danger, 58, collapsed in a Swiss restaurant Saturday while attempting to eat eight slices of meat at once. He died from choking.
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Oberwenigen
Switzerland
Gottlieb Wiesendanger
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Royal
OKRA
Cuand
Miss Georgia Peaches
Autocrat Blackeyed Peas
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